found: Oxford DNB online ed., viewed 7 July 2016(Sir David Dale, first baronet (1829-1906), industrialist; born on 11 December 1829 at Murshidabad, Bengal; he owes his main distinction to his pioneer application of the principle of arbitration to industrial disputes; the first board of arbitration was formed in connection with the iron trade of the north of England in March 1869, and he was its first president; his important position within industry led to his appointment on several royal commissions, among which were those on trade depression (1885-6), on mining royalties (1889-93), and on labour (1891-4); he helped to found the Iron and Steel Institute in 1869, and acted as honorary treasurer from that date until 1895, when he was elected president; he died at York on 28 April 1906, and was buried in his home town of Darlington)
